Past Winners Archive

Winners

  • Automated Urine Meter for the ICU: Darius Steven Ansari, Ernesto Berrum, Katherine Zhuang Xie, Colin M Xu
  • Electrical Measurements of Epithelial Barrier Function in PDMS Lung-On-Chips Fabricated via 3D Printing Technologies: Luyao Guo, Chang Tan, Wei Tian, Feixian Wu
  • Wireless Fluorescence Monitor: Jodi K Finlay, Justas Jakubonis, Jasim Ahmad Naeem, Alden M Shoup
  • ASHRAE 2018 Student Design Competition: HVAC System Design: Alex Bashqawi, Michael C Gonzalez, Erik I Pyshnov, Skyler Wilkinson, Jingwei Wu
  • Shipping Container Structure: Omar Ahmad Aboalnadie, Andrew K Boysen, Ivan Moises Romero-Martinez, Maryam F Yaso, Yujia Zhang
  • Bringing Toluene-to-Phenol Back: Bradley Allen Chambers, Justina Mei, Collin James Stewart, Sandra Grace Arriesgado Villarino
  • CO2 Collect It, Alter It, Benefit: The Making of a Polymer: Reem Costandi Khoury, Michelle Elizabeth Powers, John Jun Yang, Zhehan Yu
  • Automated Urine Meter for the ICU: Darius Steven Ansari, Ernesto Berrum, Katherine Zhuang Xie, Colin M Xu
  • Auto-Following Cart: Yuxiang Chen, Siyu Li, Yian Su, Botai Xiong
  • Electronic Infusion Monitor: Yue Cheng, Ye Liu, Haolun Tang, Ming Yang
  • Volumetrically Configurable Conical Beer Fermenter for Consumer and Professional Applications: Lukasz M Dabros, Joseph Daniel Martin, Joseph M Somerville, Charles Victor Wiseman
  • Design of an Indoor Custom Gas Grill for High-End Luxury Homes: Rocco J Cordaro, Lyle A Kuykendall, Lynette S Sugatan, Rachel E Winckler
  • Velo Nexus: Paul Benjamin Johnson, Joshua H Tang
  • High Efficiency Lithium Ion Battery System for Mopeds: Rahul J Dahya, Michael T Karas, Rahim A Lalani, Kamran A Siddiqi
  • Powering Tomorrow Through The Waste of Today: Conversion of CO2 to Cleaner Fuel: Tiffany Rosana Chung, Dima David, Jessica Lee, Alex N Ourth
  • Biodiesel production from your daily coffee waste: Fahed Hasan Albreiki, Christopher Stanislaw Ciszek, Abdulbasit Fadaka Owoseni, Xueyang Wang
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics Program for Wind Turbine Performance Analysis: Matthew Lee Burks, Devin Jimenez, Brandon L Judkins, Hung Quoc Ngo, Bartlomiej Jan Szczech
  • Optimized Yard Utilization to Increase Throughput at YRC Freight Distribution: Agata K Chmiel, Adriana Garcia, Kristian Pierre Mai, Abiturab Mithaiwala, Rory John Pognant
  • Optimization of UIC’s Extreme Supercomputer Scheduling System: Sara S Imburgia, Lovely A Luna, Asad Mehmood, Maria Sandoval
  • An Anti-wrap System for Pouch Laminators: Maulik Hiteshbhai Amin, Bilal U Khaja, Hardik Girishkumar Patel, Marvin Renteria
  • Ergonomic Study: Improving The Design of Three Assembly-line Hand Tools: Kameron Bourne, Anthony Diaz, Luis Linares, Oscar Ivan Vargas
  • Semi-Automated Architectural Column Sanding System: Walid Hamarneh, Linh Huynh, Hai Phuoc Vo, Loi Vo
  • Qualitative Analysis of Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Fathi Mazen Al Share, Sasha Arbuzava, Bogdan Dykyy, Moody Adel Gad Metry
  • The Efficacy of Cement-Stabilized Full Depth Reclamation in Illinois: Adrian Brudz, Erik Steven Gutman, Cade John Sundstedt
  • Modular Coordinate Measurement Machine for Reverse Engineering: Monica Delgado, James T Keopraseuth, Mateusz Kubak, Vladica Nikolic, Jude Ademola Nwokenkwo
  • A Shipping Robot on Tracks for physical Distribution of Multiple Items in Warehouses: Ze Li, Kaijian Wei, Kaiwen Xue, Chu Zhang, Jianan Zhang
  • GuidingBot: Giovanni Alanis, Samuel S Baki, Tony V Huynh
  • Arduino Controlled Multi-Axial Orbital Fluids Mixer: Tanisha Danielle Beals, Babatunde Oluwatosin Famuyiwa, Jesus Miranda, Alex Orzechowski
  • The Notorious GHG: Carbon Capture on a California Refinery: Roben J Cleope, Zanub Oluwabusayo Hassan, Kevin John Joy, Mark A Sovereign
  • What Wikipedia can’t tell you about Styrene: Ana Hernandez, Christopher S Mecinski, Alexis Salgado
  • Urine Luck: Hydrogel as a Surgical Aid: Robert Samuel Davenport, Miguel Medrano, Veronica Villanueva, Emily Christy Torio Yolo
  • Instrumenting a Narrowing Walking Balance Test Beam to Automate Scoring: Bekah Elise Allen, Adrian Omana Bico, Maxwell J McKeough, Shouvik Sarkar, Aidy Segura
  • Hard Target: Brandon Wayne Ardisson, Paul George Bator, Robert Paul Griffin
  • ROBATO : 3D AUDIO CONTROLLER: Omar Alhayek, Carol Diaz, Hector A Oliva, Stephanie M Sagun
  • PointConnect: Sara Adie, Hayato Doi, Kvetta Mame Ama Abokuma Quagrainie
  • Data Fusion Approach in Indoor Navigation: Zizheng Liu, Mingze Wei, Ruomeng Yang, Shi Zhen
  • Invisible Signature Security Device: Liming Bao, Feng Chen, Feiwu Wang, Haoran Xu
  • Epileptic Seizure Detection App: Giovanni J Martinez, Yannick K Nimy Kalemba, Teslim O Salami, Derick Santa Maria, Demitrius J Smith
  • Belmont Harbor Pedestrian Bridge: Mahmoud M Ahmad, Abdullah Jabri, Mateusz Truchan
  • Deployable Emergency Alert System: Javier Francia, Brian C Gerlach, Randy Gnatek, Yara Abdulaziz Merei
  • An Autonomous Medical Delivery Drone: Anthony James Flowers, Jonathan D Lostroscio, Pravallika Paidi, Michael Rivera
  • Edgewater Complete Streets Design: Guangyi Li, Alfredo Rodriguez, Oscar Rodriguez, Erik Sanchez, Feifan Yu
  • Traffic Analysis and Design for I-355 and Bruce Road: Diego G Cortez, Qiming Fang, Luis E Mejia, Raashida Muhammad, Piotr Pezdek
  • AIAA Liquid Rocket Design: Injector and Nozzle Systems: Daniel L Gray, Matheus Scotti Alves Tonin Simoni, Barak Robert Stoltz, Matt Valenzeno
  • Electronically Actuated Shifting Mechanism for the SAE Formula Car: Mina A Agamy, Zaid Manaweil Alaraj, Abdelaziz Mohammed Alhammadi, Vaso Dragicevic
  • Assessment and Design of Sidestream Treatment for Chicago Area Waterways: Margaret Grace Allen, Laurel K Haynes, Jessica M Taskila
  • Sustainable Potable Water Production at a Household or Local Community Level in Developing or Underdeveloped Countries: Carlos E Cerezo-Rojas, Anabelle Lotao Huff, Nadin S Jazrawi, Fabian Rangel, Jianfei Tian
  • Instrumenting a Narrowing Walking Balance Test Beam to Automate Scoring: Bekah Elise Allen, Adrian Omana Bico, Maxwell J McKeough, Shouvik Sarkar, Aidy Segura

Winners

  • Bulk Material Servo Feeder with Material Flare Reduction Mechanism for Industrial Manufacturing: Josh Farrell, Ivan Smuk, Aymen Hussein, Hisham Nakira
  • Grant Park Reef Trail: Mike Anzalone, Mary Cunningham, Yousef Dana, Garrett Golden, Stephen Lashock
  • Waste Reduction and Streamlining for Next Generation Autothrottle at Woodward MPC: Imran Barolia, Jon Cura, Umar Farooqui, Cassandra Rosa, Majed Takieddine

Globe Awards

  • CO2 Later: Rise of the Nanofibers: Aldo Palmas, Rebecca Somodji, Rafal Swiatowiec, Yifei Zhu
  • The More Alcohol, The Better the Planet: Chris Bongiovanni, Shereen Daik, Sara Kadineh, Ilan Saadia
  • LEED the Way: Preetha Narayanan, Madhu Jaisimha, Huanghe Hu
  • UIC Water Usage Analysis and Reduction Recommendation: Cheyenne Carollo, Jillian Economy, Amari Griffin, Joanne Moliski, Reena Patel
  • Natural Condensate Collection through the use of Renewable Energy and Thermoelectric Cooling: Sarah Cuvala, Peter Fraser, Chris Winiarski, Miguel Leon
  • Laparoscopic Prostatectomy with Live Nerve Imaging: Tejas Madhavan, Beny Romo, Dan Asseo, Gardener Yost, Charlotte Ter Haar, Elizabeth Villarreal, Tiffany Griffin
  • FloPro: An At-Home Uroflowmetry Device: Alyssa Lopez, Sara Mohamed, Ricardo Aranda
  • Fabrication of Lung-on-a-Chip for Pharmaceutical Applications: Grace Brown, Sarita Deshpande, Shilpa Kolachina, Christie Massie, Alyssa Straits
  • Switch Gloves: Mohit Dhande, Alexander Lu, Stephan Orsay
  • Lost Your Nerve? Stem Cell Scale Up Has Your Back: Leah Borden, Sean Gao, Amatul Salam, Brayden Smith
  • Design of Piezoelectric Atomizing Nasal Spray: Emma Herrick, Jerry Lauricella, Froylan Delgado, Andrew Sandiego
  • Scaling up Aquaponics in Chicago with Replicable Urban Farms: Sean Doumas, Ephraim Dissen, Jordan Kilhoffer, Sasha Simon
  • Grant Park Reef Trail: Mike Anzalone, Mary Cunningham, Yousef Dana, Garrett Golden, Stephen Lashock
  • CAN based Traction Control for SAE Formula Car Francisco: Hernandez, Trung Le
  • Design of an Optical 3D Coordinate Measuring Machine: Muhammad Zorob, Szymon Mirek, Jeffrey Konecki, Mario Banuelos
  • Formula SAE Car 2018 Suspension Design: Matthew Hanchett, Grant Lenting, Esai Liera, Jordan Bohn
  • Formula SAE 3 Cylinder Engine Intake and Exhaust System Design: Ruben Sanchez, Thomas Gonsowski, Roberto Vallejo, Ellis Jackson
  • Particulate Capture System for Hobby CNC Mill: Caleb Bernard, Matthew Douglas, Evan Keefe, Spencer Rhoades
  • Waste Reduction and Streamlining for Next Generation Autothrottle at Woodward MPC: Imran Barolia, Jon Cura, Umar Farooqui, Cassandra Rosa, Majed Takieddine
  • Bulk Material Servo Feeder with Material Flare Reduction Mechanism for Industrial Manufacturing: Josh Farrell, Ivan Smuk, Aymen Hussein, Hisham Nakira
  • Design of an Automatic Ping Pong Scoreboard: Matthew Briciu, Raphael Codrean, Parham Keshavarzi
  • Erebus: Automatic Gunfire Detection System: Anthony Bertini, Dennis Goad, Nataliya Beliayeva, Ryan Maurella
  • Product Name “LayZe”: Giovanni Martinez, Daniel Diaz, Jose Delgado
  • Design and Construction of a Robotic Hand: Neal Kosak, Michael Myers, Nathaneal Garden, Nicholas Conforti

Honorable Mention Awards

  • Let’s Go Burn Some Green: Ameer Ansari, Pola Susfal, Ewelina Wojcik, Matthew Wood
  • Frackin’ the Bakken: Ethane Crackin’: Sandra Chavez, Ashkan Khalili, Charles Roth, Chimuka Stepul, Nicholas West
  • Fuel from the Wasteland Fruit: Hamza Aslam, Tyler Bowers, Lihong Han, Cesar Moren
  • CO2: Greener on the Other Side: Angi Barbosa, Pierre-Sebastien Beauboeuf, John Colmenares, Ogbeni Ekhomu, Liwen He
  • Design and Analysis of a Cross-Laminated Timber Building: Andrew Nitch, Larry Abril, Austin Brinton, Ning Xaio
  • Solar Tracking and Monitoring: Joshua Katz, Arun Surath, Brenden Murray, Peter Demes
  • Conversion of a Gas Moped to Electric Power: Paul Hanula, Andrew Kolak, Jason Pantel, Vasyl Tatarin
  • Novel Extraction Method for Kidney Stones: Kevin Kerr, Lindsey Trayvon, Kristin Wiseman
  • Beam-Walking Test: Elise DeBruyn, Meraj Siddiqui, Clarissa Flores, Christine Vi
  • Modified Transfer Board: Genisses Ortega, Nada Omer, Damian Przystal, Joseph Battle
  • Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics Center: Joseph Alasu, Adam Dasoqi, Junbin Gan, Kyle Hagen
  • Design of a Bench-top Wind Tunnel for STEM Education: Kailin Chen, Han Chen, Weiqi Zhao, Peng Lin
  • Determining the Best Dust Control Solution for True Value Company: Alejandro Garcia Carrillo, David Lopez, James Jackson, Josh Copp, Omar Al-Hawas
  • Desktop Injection Molding Device for Instruction and Education: Stephen Abramson, Bartosz Kozminski, Rafal Zielinski, Sukatu Patel, Brandon Wong
  • Design of an Adjustable Support for Thermoform Sheet Stock: Esteban Gaucin, Kevin Huxhold, Jon Kopfer, Tyler Stillman
  • Traveler Handling Process: Jason Lenting, Thomas Papadakos, Diego Jaimes, Katarzyna Smolinska, Saleha Ehtesham
  • Reduction of Undesirable Sound on Retrofit Armrest for Commercial Transportation Seating: Raul Evangelista, Marcin Turza, Mir Ali, Zaid Muhammad
  • Manufacturing Process of Low Frequency Acoustic Damping Metamaterial based on Structurally-Trapped Bubbles: David Cartolano, Joshua Chavez, Krisli Dimo, Elias El Metennani
  • Numerical Evaluation and Applicability of Designing a Vehicle Body and Cooling System: Sebastian Baran, Artur Cyran, Simona Narubin, Noel Rabino
  • Bike Short Sensor Array Alert System to Prevent Erectile Dysfunction: Jose Villanueva, Ali Mehmood, Syed Junaid, Jamie Freedman, Suvidya Pachigolla
  • Thermo-Drone: Michael Glebiv, Haley Wittenkeller, Christopher J. Porter, John Traverso
  • IOT Portable Climate Controller: Hanyu Lin, Yijin Wang, Yeqi Wei, Xuan Gong
  • Sleep Alert: Wiktor Klyz, Dylan Kaczmarczyk, Matt Hornstra
  • A Safe Auto-locking Dog Leash: Mengren Wu, Yuan Gao

Winners

  • Reducing Heat Buildup through the Application of a Water-Based Cooling Pad on Contoured Wheelchairs: Mario Castillo, Mark Lopez, Vivian Pedroza, Jaskaran Rajput
  • Butanol is Corny: Krishna Patel, Zain Siddiqui, Nick Stanfa, Boi Trinh
  • Error 404: Alcohol Not Found: Diego Castro, Daniel Krepp, Jason Kuntz, Andy Ristau
  • A Greener LAB: Nabeel Ahmed, Alexandro Estrada, Rabees Rafiq, Allan Tucker
  • Conveyer Design for Graphic Packaging: Renan Braulino, Michael Bravo, Ana Escoto, Matthew Pruett
  • Autonomous Relief Transportation (ART) Drone: Mike Cleary, Abdullah Elagha, Jorge Martinez
  • Household Air Quality Sensor: Lucas Enright, Barry Ng, Tyler Parchem, Anthony Zaprzalka
  • Design of a Smarter Braking System that will make the Road A Safer Place: Amir Elias, Soroush Kadineh, Omar Khan, Sumair Mithani
  • Household Hydroponics: Hamza Bounouader, Phillip Domines, Alexander Jezierski, Michael Lucas, Michael Papadakis
  • Moos Elementary School Rainwater Capture and Reuse: Joseluis Alvarez, Dominic Conti, Melissa Miller, Jacqueline Montero
  • Smart Plug: Ramsin Adamz, Kamil Koziol, Brian Nielsen, Daniel Poarch
  • Financial Reform: Ilham Kabir, Aniq Sukhera
  • Design of an Ultrasonic Nasal Spray for Effective Medication and Vaccine Deposition within Nasal Passages: Youssef Kirollos, Akshay Vijayaganesh, Tyler Wilson
  • Resection Tool to Limit Perforation of Bladder Wall: Nathan Albaugh, Ossama Anis, Ramon Espino, Gary Ling, Jeff Marsh
  • Novel Keratoprosthesis for Corneal Blindness: Lavanya Nese, Marianne Palczewski, Tiana Wong
  • Orbital Mixer for Lab Beakers: Kevin Ahn, Daniel Chan, Omar Guzman, Steven Vasquez
  • Improving DC Traction Motor Assembly Process: Verne Caro, Jada Jamison, Eryk Sekiewicz
  • Atmospheric Water Condenser: Patrick Bailey, Daniel Budolak, Thomas Roe, Andrew Skoczylas, Shane Taylor
  • UIC Motorsports Formula SAE Carbon Fiber Monocoque: Jimmy Keclik, Alexander Knox, Andrew Lisak, Robert Miller
  • ASHRAE Design Competition: Ian Bonadeo, Brenden Jacobs, Jake Karl, Kevin Summers
  • Navy Pier Flyover – Phase 3: Rund Daoud, Rodrigo Moreno, Lindsay Purpura, Katarzyna Sitko

Khounsary Award for Social and/or Environmental Advancement

  • Household Air Quality Sensor: Lucas Enright, Barry Ng, Tyler Parchem, Anthony Zaprzalka

Office of Technology Management Innovation Award 3K9A8574

  • Smart Plug: Ramsin Adamz, Kamil Koziol, Brian Nielsen, Daniel Poarch

Winners

  • Feel the World: Proximity Detection Glove: William Stawicki, Ovidiu Bradu, Matei Guran
  • Processing of Bakken Shale Gas for Ammonia Productions: Kyle Panwell, Shambhu Shah, Kelly Corbitt, Arwa Hasan, Joseph Kalkowski
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy and Combined Cycle Natural Gas Processing Plant Design: Louis Schwartz, Andrew Lui, Ryan Neris, Adam H. Lewis, Jessica Shoukry
  • Magenta LLC Business Process Reengineering: Carmen Perez, Cristian Aluculesei, Dustin Travnicek, Jason Rogers
  • FitPet: Reducing Childhood Obesity One Step at a Time: Edward Koenig, Aidee San Miguel, Erik Stennis, Luis Flores
  • Bike Alert System: Ujval Patel, Syed Muqtadir, Abraham Thomas, Anthony Arroyo
  • Arm Motion Translator: Jonathan Wang, John Sabino, Matt Kelly
  • Structural and Sustainable Assessment of Short Span Bridge Using Different Structural Materials: Maurizio Feoli, Ahmad Saadeh, Ahmed Dib, Aiman Shibli
  • Carpcrete: Mike Todorovic, Todd Nobles, Francisco Martinez Acosta, Saad Khatri
  • Design of a Dust Suppression Spray Nozzle: Narbeh Haroutunian, Omar Zamora, Sawan Patel, Erick Robles
  • Enhanced Oral Cytology Brush: Taiylar White, Andrei Teleron, Natalia Lyda
  • Body Weight Support System for Ambulatory Cancer Patient Rehabilitation: Diego Sanchez Diaz, Evan Kline-Wedeen, Mark Connolly, Ryan Dexter
  • Automation and Optimization of Bearing Rewash Systems at PEER Bearing: Dalton Fowler, Firas Manasra, Adam Waltz, Blake Thompson
  • Lakefront Pollution Mitigation: Nouhessedo Agondanou, Kevin Walsh, Jonathan Young, Joseph Fanning, Sean Woods
  • UIC High Bay Structural Testing Laboratory: John Clarke, Steve Kwon, Kyle Wise, Joe Andrews, Ashley Przybysz

Khounsary Award

  • Arm Motion Translator: Jonathan Wang, John Sabino, Matt Kelly

OTM Innovation Award

  • Endoluminal Sewing Machine Mechanism: David Foss, Michael LaDucher, William White

Winners

  • RK Inventions Hand Strengthener: Katrina Weber, Denisse Espino Barros Perez, Cyril George, Kyle Kempke, Masood Qader
  • Reactor Design for Polyols Production: Nathan Liebmann, Ryan Rock, Andrew McNamara, Elmar Von, Brian Reyes
  • Corn Wet Milling – Concentration on Centrifuge Separation on Gluten and Starch: Osman Braimah, James Walsh, Mike Nguyen, Ishai Strauss
  • Increasing Efficiency of Bus Bar Lamination Process
  • Motor Telemetry System: Zach Quinn, Brian DeSimone, Joseph Davis
  • Planting Made Easy: Komal Shah, Querida Ellis, Hector Acosta, Ravi Pate
  • City of North Chicago: Water Distribution Phase 1: Nadia Simek, Paul Guardi, Keith Schell
  • Nutrient Removal Using a Constructed Wetland: Caleb Carr, Paul Jacobs, Diana Mejorado
  • Snack Tray: Boris Golub, William Hartman, Ryan Zei, Miteshkumar Shah
  • Mouth Guard and Oral Airway Device: Juan Rodriguez, Nancy Rios, Catherine Santis, Melissa Wardlow, Johnny Villasenor
  • CINTAS Inventory Maintenance: Daniel Curyla, Andrew Arellano, Michael Gore
  • A Resource for Commuters and a Building for UIC: Slawomir Domagala, Ally Laskero, John Kando, Marian Agamy
  • RK Inventions Hand Strengthener: Katrina Weber, Denisse Espino Barros Perez, Cyril George, Kyle Kempke, Masood Qader

Winners

  • Fischer-Tropsch Refinery: Transportation Fuels from Natural Gas: Mudassir Ali, Stephen Drake, Kevin Meaux, Brandon Sieve
  • UIC East Campus Sustainable Pedestrian Bridge Crossing to Halsted Street Parking Garage: Glenn Arnold, William Bakos, Benjamin Hendron,  Veronica Ward
  • Autonomous Transmitter Controller: Mike Dorris, Bill Kukowski, Austin Nutt, Alfons Vako
  • Water for Ward 12: Heidi Grandberry, Alissa Kidd, Tamanna Islam, Andrew Mattson
  • Suggested Flood Profile and Floodway Modification of Kerry Funeral Home Property: Kyle Catalano, Shane Plewa, Ramsey Salahat, Cabe Sartsoontorn
  • The Electronic Braille Tablet (TEBT): Dolores Fernandez, Mary McCague, Wallace Quach, Eddie Tsang
  • Robotic Assistance and Aid Transport (RAAT): Ashur Joseph, Matteo Occhipinti, Andy Wu
  • Dryer Oven Automation: Tara Ceasario, Brad Ferraro, Areazue Hosseini, Brian Katamay
  • Tactile Feedback System for Minimally Invasive Surgeries: Natalia Arana, Heta Chokshi, Shelley Kerwell, Tejen Soni
  • Portable Vacuum Suction with Manual Power: Maurice Chojecki, Robert Pacie, Matt Pagan, Martin Willoughby
  • Garden Tracker: Dariusz Gorczynski, Kevin Marz, Marc Pivan
  • Marietta Corporation Downtime Analysis and Productivity Improvements: Nadya Fogarty, Plamen Ivanov, Julianna Wokurka, Margaret Zero
  • Focal Point: Design of Modern Sustainable UIC Quad: Oscar Carvajal, Russell Coate, Nabil Farooq, Evelina Kaunietyte

Khounsary Award for Social and Environmental Advancement

  • DME – Clean Diesel from Natural Gas: John Elzaibak, Roy Kim, Alex Magarychev, Kamal Tbakhi
  • Resources Recovery: Lynette Hernandez, Hsin Ting Hsieh, Jose Ortiz, Alexander Palmas

Felder Family Award for Environmental and Human Sustainability

  • Storm Water Remediation at Elder Park Beach: Joseph Giannini, Allen Perez, Joseph Shapiro
  • Blood Loss during Labor: Ruchita Gujarathi, Vineetha Kaitharath, Deepika Kaushik, Kruti Shah, Maher Yassin

OTM (Office of Technology Management) Innovation Prize

  • Automated Guitar Tuner: Yancarlo Maldonado, Oscar Marquez, Alejandro Ruiz

Participant Award

  • Self-Rising Levees: Guillermo Gaytan, Kyle Gensler, Lev Ladzyga, Karl Novak
  • Fischer-Tropsch Refinery: Transportation Fuels from Natural Gas: Mudassir Ali, Stephen Drake, Kevin Meaux, Brandon Sieve

Winners

  • Resistance Mechanism for Wheelchair User Exercise Machine: Garrison Buss, Lois Kwon, Michael Woenker, Luke Wyderski
  • Redesign of a Tricycle For a Child with Cerebral Palsy – Team 1: Amy Ho, Jonathan Koovakada, Wai Yin Szeto, Jason Van Tholen
  • Production of Ammonia Plant Feedstock from Natural Gas: Michael Gardiner, Rami Qafisheh, Alexandria Rinella
  • Production of Ammonium Sulfate and Sulfuric Acid as part of an Overall Ammonia Based Fertilizer Production Plant: Edward Boutros, Anna Gawel, Ricardo Meraz, Rafael Rico
  • Level of Service Improvement in Cicero: Elizabeth Garcia, Ryan Johnson, David M. McDonald, David Medina, Magdiel Pillado
  • Traffic Forecasting, Analysis, Design of Pratt Blvd- Chicago River’s North Branch: Abdallah Alkhatib, Amine Chaoui, Naji Dababneh, Paul Koc, Ismail Al Makrami
  • SmartKey: Manuel Dominguez, Lakulish Patel, Rikinkumar Patel, Brian Wrestler
  • Fu-Charge: Integrated Wireless Charging System For Mobile Devices: Jasmeet Kahlon, Mouloud Lekbiri, Paul Macharia, Mark Nguyen
  • BlindEye: Tobin Hwang, Brian Svean, Michael Olsen
  • Robotic Gutter Cleaner: Victor Caccavella, Stephen Klco, Hugo Velasco, Eric Zhao
  • Suntricity Charge: Zeshaan Akhtar, David Navarro, Steven Slusser
  • Easy to Use Network Analyzer with MATLAB: Ranjit Kaur, Artur Kawalec, Chau Nguyen, Sneha Pandya
  • Design of Sustainable Greenhouses for Urban Infrastructure: Jaime Encarnacion, Eric Gibson, Greg Gosney, Jake Watt, Patrick Westerkamp
  • Net Zero Bus Shelter-Energy Management: Robert Andrezejewski, Alan McCall, Jerry Zhu
  • Stormwater Harvesting – Winnetka, IL: Jose Gonzalez, Sary Lam, Lukasz Sledz, Elizabetha Stojanovska
  • Pipeline Anchoring System for Scour-Prone Rivers: Edwin Cannon, Matthew Crescenti, Ryan Gewargis, Aerielle Karr, Arlan Schattke
  • Recirculating Fluid Flow Channel for Investigative Culture of Endothelial Cells: Lara Ansari, Eyad Hajissa, Forrest Jacoby, Anthony Sterlinski
  • Development of 3D Lumbar Spine Model directly from CT scan: Scott Franz, Steven Mell, Prince Onyeise, Kevin Weitzner
  • Treating Lower Respiratory Infections in Developing Countries with Mechanically-Powered Nebulizers: Aimee Bobko, Amber Langston, Alexandra Rybczynska
  • Nano Hydro-tech: Joel Caloncagon, Nestor Curiel, Alfredo Loredo, Mandy Wong
  • Video Intubating Endotracheal Stylet: Bhargav Desai, Joe Kanikunnel, Mounika Kata, Jared Weddell
  • Disposable Wireless Patient Sensor: David Lichtenfeld, Cristina Mendoza, Carlos Ng
  • Dynamic Impact Testing Modeling and Experimental Design Team 2: Susan Antillon, Sin-Pui Fu, Konstantin Kugar, Olga Kugar
  • Improved Nitric Acid Production via Cobalt Oxide Catalysis for use in Ammonia-based Fertilizers: Thomas Calabrese, Cory Listner, Hakan Somuncu, David Sonna, Kelly Zenger
  • Design of Short Bridge Using Concept of Tensegrity: Orest Alickolli, Brian Doubek, Jakub Sowa
  • Why Qanat: Maureen Bak, Robert Fitzpatrick, Phuong Huynh

Sara Lee Award for Environmental and Human Sustainability

  • Treating Lower Respiratory Infections in Developing Countries with Mechanically-Powered Nebulizers: Aimee Bobko, Amber Langston, Alexandra Rybczynska

Khounsary Award for Social and Environmental Advancement

  • Pipeline Anchoring System for Scour-Prone Rivers: Edwin Cannon, Matthew Crescenti, Ryan Gewargis, Aerielle Karr, Arlan Schattke

The Felder Family Expo Participant Award

  • Improved Nitric Acid Production via Cobalt Oxide Catalysis for use in Ammonia-based Fertilizers: Thomas Calabrese, Cory Listner, Hakan Somuncu, David Sonna, Kelly Zenger

The Innovation Award Offered by the Office of Technology Management

  • Data Transfer Device: Laya Padiyil, Radhika Parikh, Surabhi Sreesha

Winners

  • Jake-cycle/Jake’s Bike: David Garon, Jeremy Hass, Scott Timme, Satheshku Makayee, Lukas Satas, Masin Ouksel
  • Soap Dispenser Buddy: John DiNofrio, Sherman Robinson, Raul Rodriguez, Daniel Tyiran
  • Metra Train Station-Pedestrian Tunnel Lombard IL: Robert Churchill, Kyle Cussen, John Helfric, Mark Seaquist, Zach Smith
  • Railway Track Foundation Design Using Recycled Materials: Paulius Gurklys, Dylan Johnston, Milja Pekic, Martin Todorov
  • Integration of Radiant Heat and Flexible Concrete in Bridge Decks: Shraddha Adhikari, Rose Sadlier, Raguez Taha
  • District Housing for Haitian Homeless: David Alvarez, Dao Nguyen, Kris Salvatera, Jeremy Stull, Stephen Wong
  • Personal Automated Note Digitizing Application (P.A.N.D.A.): Marios Fanourakis, Mayur Patel, Patrick Scannell
  • Green Breeze: Tomasz Pikul, Sujit Shah, Carlos Torres, Justin Tullos
  • Endotracheal Tube Securing Device: Carl Funk, Pratik Patel, Rishil Patel, Sweetu Patel
  • Rational Design of Decision-Making Tool for Brain Surgeons: Cierra M. Hall, Brian Henry, Nicolas Vaicaitis
  • Indirect Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste: Eleftherios Avtzis, David Garcia, Bryan Isles, Zack Labaschin, Alena Nguyen
  • Plasma Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste: Tien Diep, Kevin Estacio, Sebastian Iskra, Linda Quan, Felix Velazquez
  • Windy City Wind Farm: Andy Ahern, Heriberto Hernandez, David Sitko, Charles Wurl
  • GuitArduino – Self Teaching Electronic Guitar: Andrew Garza, Mamlook Jendo